Welcome to the Feast of Purim!
Please come on in and have a seat.
Thursday night we celebrated the courage of Queen Esther and God's protection of His people. We dressed up, served Jewish food and even sang a song in Hebrew.
Did you know that Pur means 'the lot' and refers to the lot that Haman cast to determine when he could annihilate the Jews? Did you also know that during the reading of the Book of Esther, each time Mordicai is mentioned everyone cheers, but any time Haman is mentioned everyone is supposed to boo and hiss?
As I reviewed this remarkable story I was struck by the supernatural intervention that is evident in every aspect, even though God's name is never mentioned in the book. I see Him in the little things:
- Accidental eavesdropping that lead the discovery of a murderous plot
- A sleepless night
- Reading from a random part of a random chronicle
- Seeking advice from whomever happened to be in the outer court
The purpose of this dinner was for the teens to interact with the seniors of the church. Each teen was assigned to wait on a table. Because I am no longer in the youth group I got a special table.
Dessert: Haman's Ears or Hat or something... it tasted good anyway.
Then there was the clean up... Men in dresses doing dishes. I'm sure I'll never see it again. But that is one thing I love about our youth group - everyone is a good sport, does what needs to be done, and has a blast in the process. May God continue give our teens a heart of service... even if it includes dressing up and doing dishes.
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